Policy Summary
This announcement by the General Administration of Customs (GACC) permits the import of honey, royal jelly, and bee pollen from Thailand, effective immediately. It establishes comprehensive requirements focusing on mandatory registration of processing enterprises, stringent bee health and disease control measures, and specific hygienic handling and packaging standards to ensure product safety.

Official Chinese Text

海关总署公告2026年第3号（关于进口泰国蜂产品检验检疫和卫生要求的公告）

根据我国相关法律法规与中华人民共和国海关总署（以下称中方）和泰王国农业与合作社部（以下称泰方）有关输华蜂产品的检验检疫和兽医卫生要求规定，即日起，允许符合相关要求的泰国蜂产品进口。

一、检验检疫依据

（一）法律法规。

《中华人民共和国食品安全法》及其实施条例、《中华人民共和国进出境动植物检疫法》及其实施条例、《中华人民共和国进出口商品检验法》及其实施条例、《国务院关于加强食品等产品安全监督管理的特别规定》，以及《中华人民共和国进出口食品安全管理办法》、《中华人民共和国进口食品境外生产企业注册管理规定》等。

（二）双边议定书。

《中华人民共和国海关总署和泰王国农业与合作社部关于泰国输华蜂产品的兽医、食品卫生和植物保护要求议定书》（以下简称《议定书》）。

二、允许输华的产品

允许输华的泰国蜂产品是指蜂蜜、蜂王浆、蜂花粉。

蜂蜜是指蜜蜂采集植物的花蜜、分泌物或蜜露，与自身分泌物混合后，经充分酿造而成的天然甜物质。

蜂王浆是指工蜂咽下腺和上颚腺分泌的，主要用于饲喂蜂王和蜂幼虫的乳白色、淡黄色或浅橙色浆状物质。

蜂花粉是指工蜂采集的显花植物雄性生殖细胞。

三、加工企业要求

输华蜂产品的加工企业应当经中方注册。泰方对拟输华蜂产品加工企业进行验证，确认符合中国法律法规、标准及《议定书》要求的，向中方推荐。中方根据泰方推荐情况决定是否予以注册。未经注册的蜂产品加工企业不得向中国出口蜂产品。

四、检验检疫要求

（一）为输华蜂产品提供原料的蜜蜂须符合下列条件：

1．来自位于泰国国境内的养蜂场，该养蜂场应在当地主管部门登记且受到有效监管。

2．蜜蜂采集植物的花蜜、分泌物或蜜露应安全无毒，不得来源于有毒蜜源植物和转基因植物。

（二）泰方确认其境内无蜂房小甲虫病（蜂窝甲虫）和蜜蜂亮热厉螨病。

（三）养蜂场周围半径5千米、产品输华前12个月内无美洲蜂幼虫腐臭病、欧洲蜂幼虫腐臭病。

（四）对于狄氏瓦螨（大蜂螨）的检疫要求：

蜂蜜应满足：该批蜂蜜应来自周围半径5千米、产品输华前12个月内无狄氏瓦螨的养蜂场；或已使用孔径小于0.42mm滤网过滤；或经过中心温度50℃以上至少20分钟或中心温度不高于-12℃至少24小时处理，以确保杀灭狄氏瓦螨，并采取必要措施，有效去除螨虫残体。

蜂花粉应满足：该批蜂花粉应来自周围半径5千米、产品输华前12个月内无狄氏瓦螨的养蜂场；或经过中心温度不高于-12℃至少24小时处理；或通过冷冻干燥或同等方式进行干燥；以确保杀灭狄氏瓦螨。

五、证书要求

输华蜂产品每一集装箱应至少随附一份正本卫生证书，证明该批次产品符合中国和泰国兽医和公共卫生法律法规及《议定书》的有关规定。卫生证书用中文、泰国官方语言和英文写成，卫生证书的格式、内容须事先获得双方认可。

泰方应提供检验检疫印章印模、卫生证书样本、授权签证人员名单及对应的签名式样、防伪标识说明等资料给中方备案，如有更改、变换，至少提前一个月向中方通报。

六、生产、贮运及包装标识要求

（一）输华蜂产品，在加工和贮存过程中，应符合中国和泰国的相关卫生要求，防止受有毒有害物质的污染。输华蜂产品不得与不符合本公告第四条规定、非本注册加工企业的产品、本注册加工企业的其他产品同时加工或混合。同时应做好从养蜂场到加工、包装、贮存各个阶段的标示。应设有专门存放输华蜂产品的独立成品库或专门区域并明显标识。

（二）输华蜂产品必须用符合中国食品安全国家标准的食品接触材料包装。包装须密封，并应当以中文标明品名、产品的规格、产地（州/省/市）、生产企业注册号、生产批号、目的地（目的地应当标明为中华人民共和国）、生产日期（年/月/日）、保质期等内容。预包装输华蜂产品还应符合中国关于预包装食品标签的法律法规和标准的要求。

（三）输华蜂产品的包装、贮存和运输全过程，均应符合中国和泰国的相关卫生要求，防止受有毒有害物质的污染。货物在装入集装箱后，应在泰方官员监督下加施铅封，铅封号须在卫生证书中注明。运输过程中不得拆开及更换包装。

七、其他要求

中国海关对输华蜂产品实施检验检疫。如发现存在违反中国食品安全相关法律法规、食品安全国家标准以及《议定书》规定的情况，中方将按照中国相关法律法规予以处置。

特此公告。

海关总署

2026年1月8日

For Reference Only - English Translation

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Announcement of the General Administration of Customs No. 3 of 2026
(Announcement on Inspection, Quarantine and Hygiene Requirements for Imported Bee Products from Thailand)

In accordance with relevant Chinese laws and regulations and the provisions stipulated in the Protocol on Veterinary, Food Hygiene and Plant Protection Requirements for Thai Bee Products Exported to China between the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the Chinese side) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives of the Kingdom of Thailand (hereinafter referred to as the Thai side), bee products from Thailand meeting the relevant requirements are permitted for import effective immediately.

I. Basis for Inspection and Quarantine
(1) Laws and Regulations.
Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China and its implementation regulations; Law of the People's Republic of China on the Entry and Exit Animal and Plant Quarantine and its implementation regulations; Law of the People's Republic of China on Import and Export Commodity Inspection and its implementation regulations; Special Regulations of the State Council on Strengthening the Supervision and Administration of Food and Other Product Safety; as well as Measures for the Administration of the Safety of Imported and Exported Food; Provisions on the Registration and Administration of Overseas Manufacturers of Imported Food, etc.
(2) Bilateral Protocol.
Protocol between the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives of the Kingdom of Thailand on Veterinary, Food Hygiene and Plant Protection Requirements for Thai Bee Products Exported to China (hereinafter referred to as the "Protocol").

II. Products Permitted for Export to China
Bee products from Thailand permitted for export to China refer to honey, royal jelly, and bee pollen.
Honey refers to the natural sweet substance produced by honey bees from the nectar of plants or secretions of living parts of plants, which bees collect, transform by combining with specific substances of their own, deposit, dehydrate, store and leave in honeycombs to ripen and mature.
Royal jelly refers to the milky-white, light-yellow, or light-orange paste-like substance secreted by the hypopharyngeal and mandibular glands of worker bees, primarily used to feed the queen bee and bee larvae.
Bee pollen refers to the male reproductive cells of flowering plants collected by worker bees.

III. Requirements for Processing Enterprises
Processing enterprises for bee products intended for export to China shall be registered with the Chinese side. The Thai side shall verify the proposed bee product processing enterprises for export to China and recommend to the Chinese side those confirmed to comply with Chinese laws, regulations, standards, and the requirements of the Protocol. The Chinese side shall decide whether to grant registration based on the Thai side's recommendations. Unregistered bee product processing enterprises are not permitted to export bee products to China.

IV. Inspection and Quarantine Requirements
(1) Bees providing raw materials for bee products for export to China must meet the following conditions:

Originate from apiaries located within the territory of Thailand, which shall be registered and effectively supervised by local competent authorities.
The nectar, secretions, or honeydew collected by bees from plants shall be safe and non-toxic, and shall not originate from toxic honey source plants or genetically modified plants.
(2) The Thai side confirms the absence of Aethina tumida (Small Hive Beetle) and Tropilaelaps clareae within its territory.
(3) Within a 5-kilometer radius of the apiary and 12 months prior to the product's export to China, there has been no occurrence of American Foulbrood and European Foulbrood.
(4) Quarantine requirements for Varroa destructor (Varroa mite):
For honey: The batch of honey shall originate from an apiary and its surrounding 5-kilometer radius free from Varroa destructor for 12 months prior to export to China; OR the honey has been filtered using a filter with an aperture smaller than 0.42mm; OR treated at a core temperature above 50°C for at least 20 minutes or at a core temperature not higher than -12°C for at least 24 hours to ensure the killing of Varroa destructor, and necessary measures have been taken to effectively remove mite residues.
For bee pollen: The batch of bee pollen shall originate from an apiary and its surrounding 5-kilometer radius free from Varroa destructor for 12 months prior to export to China; OR treated at a core temperature not higher than -12°C for at least 24 hours; OR dried through freeze-drying or equivalent methods; to ensure the killing of Varroa destructor.

V. Certificate Requirements
Each container of bee products for export to China shall be accompanied by at least one original Sanitary Certificate, proving that the batch complies with Chinese and Thai veterinary and public health laws and regulations and the relevant provisions of the Protocol. The Sanitary Certificate shall be written in Chinese, Thai official language, and English. The format and content of the Sanitary Certificate must be recognized by both sides in advance.
The Thai side shall provide materials such as inspection and quarantine seal impressions, Sanitary Certificate samples, a list of authorized signatories and their corresponding signature specimens, and anti-counterfeiting label descriptions to the Chinese side for filing. Any changes or substitutions shall be reported to the Chinese side at least one month in advance.

VI. Production, Storage, Transportation, Packaging, and Labeling Requirements
(1) During the processing and storage of bee products for export to China, relevant sanitary requirements of China and Thailand shall be complied with to prevent contamination by toxic and hazardous substances. Bee products for export to China shall not be processed or mixed simultaneously with products not meeting the stipulations of Article IV of this announcement, products from non-registered processing enterprises, or other products from the same registered processing enterprise. Proper labeling for each stage from the apiary to processing, packaging, and storage shall be maintained. There shall be an independent finished product warehouse or designated area specifically for storing bee products for export to China, clearly marked.
(2) Bee products for export to China must be packaged in food contact materials that comply with the national food safety standards of China. Packaging must be sealed and shall be marked in Chinese with the product name, product specifications, place of origin (state/province/city), registration number of the production enterprise, production batch number, destination (which shall be marked as the People's Republic of China), production date (year/month/day), shelf life, etc. Pre-packaged bee products for export to China shall also comply with Chinese laws, regulations, and standards regarding pre-packaged food labeling.
(3) The entire process of packaging, storage, and transportation of bee products for export to China shall comply with relevant sanitary requirements of China and Thailand to prevent contamination by toxic and hazardous substances. After goods are loaded into containers, lead seals shall be applied under the supervision of Thai officials, and the seal number must be stated in the Sanitary Certificate. Packaging shall not be opened or replaced during transportation.

VII. Other Requirements
China Customs shall implement inspection and quarantine on bee products for export to China. If violations of Chinese food safety-related laws and regulations, national food safety standards, or the provisions of the Protocol are found, the Chinese side will handle the matter according to relevant Chinese laws and regulations.

General Administration of Customs
January 8, 2026

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Source: General Administration of Customs of the People‘s Republic of China (GACC) / Announcement No. 2026-3 / Release Date: 2026-01-08 / Original Link: http://www.customs.gov.cn/customs/2026-01/09/article_2026010916592686840.html

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Announcement of the General Administration of Customs No. 3 of 2026 (Announcement on Inspection, Quarantine and Hygiene Requirements for Imported Bee Products from Thailand)